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IUCN Red List DD - Data Deficient LC - Least Concern LR/lc - Least Concern NT - Near Threatened LR/nt - Near Threatened LR/cd - Conservation Dependent VU - Vulnerable EN - Endangered CR - Critically Endangered EW - Extinct in the Wild EX - Extinct

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Aglaonema commutatum Schott

Chinese evergreen

Araceae 5,300 4,927 Observations

Aglaonema marantifolium Blume

 

Araceae 16 10 Observations

Alocasia longiloba Miq.

Rare Alocasia Amazonica

Araceae 506 481 Observations

Alocasia macrorrhizos (L.) G.Don

Giant taro

Araceae 2,455 2,069 Observations

Amorphophallus konjac K.Koch

Devil's tongue

Araceae 205 149 Observations

Amydrium zippelianum (Schott) Nicolson

 

Araceae 1 1 Observation

Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott

Elephant's-ear

Araceae 4,854 4,277 Observations

Colocasia gigantea (Blume) Hook.f.

Elephant Ear

Araceae 48 39 Observations

Dieffenbachia seguine (Jacq.) Schott

Dumb cane

Araceae 7,884 7,411 Observations

Epipremnum pinnatum (L.) Engl.

Pothos

Araceae 355 325 Observations

Homalomena philippinensis Engl.

 

Araceae 1 1 Observation

Lasia spinosa (L.) Thwaites

Kohila

Araceae 20 15 Observations

Pistia stratiotes L.

Water-cabbage

Araceae 884 756 Observations

Pothos scandens L.

 

Araceae 3 3 Observations

Rhaphidophora korthalsii Schott

 

Araceae 17 17 Observations

Schismatoglottis calyptrata (Roxb.) Zoll. & Moritzi

 

Araceae 4 4 Observations

Schismatoglottis wallichii Hook.f.

 

Araceae 6 5 Observations

Scindapsus hederaceus Miq.

 

Araceae 1 1 Observation

Spathiphyllum commutatum Schott

Bischerad

Araceae 2 1 Observation

Typhonium roxburghii Schott

 

Araceae 22 17 Observations

Typhonium trilobatum (L.) Schott

Threelobed typhonium

Araceae 20 15 Observations